cnn's ivan watson is on the ground for us. we're going to talk to him in just a home. first, here's the report he sent to us just a few moments ago. >> the fires are still smoldering after sunday night's rebel attack on a large syrian army base next to the main highway between aleppo and the turkish border to the north. and look at t the results of this attack. an armored personnel carrier blown open, and just take a look at how ferocious this assault was. the terrent was brown off the vehicle, something like 20 yards away. we were listening as the battle unfolded on sunday night. artillery all the way in, located miles away. and we could hear the rebels as they approached the earth works around this army base, crawling on their stomachs, carrying rocket propelled grenades, which can only fire at close range to take out heavily armored vehicles like this. the day after the battle, the rebels are celebrating. this is why the outpost was a strategic victory for the rebels. this runs for the city of aleppo all the way to the turkish border. they have resumed control of a